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  1. Re:Sender ID, SPF, DomainKeys on Microsoft Releases Patent on SenderID · · Score: 3, Insightful

    DomainKeys doesn't break forwarding and... you know, SMTP.

    DomainKeys breaks a lot of things. As one of the maintainers of the QmailToaster project, I've run across a lot of people where DomainKeys breaks their entire setup.

    1) If you forward your mail to an upstream server (sendmail smarthost, Exchange SMTP Connector, etc), DomainKeys will always be void.
    2) If you have a backup mail server or a scanning mail server that receives and then transfers to your primary mail server un-modified (IE doesn't remove the DomainKeys) then your main mail server will reject it.

    DomainKeys sucks. SPF sucks, SRS is a hack.

  2. Re:Buy it retail on Are Hard Disk Warranties Worthless? · · Score: 1

    Grandparent: "I bought a WD drive a few years ago at Best Buy."
    Parent: "That's called "good customer sevice" It's becomming rare."

    Wow! I've never seen anyone accuse Best Buy of having good customer service. The things that come out of Slashdot users.

    On a side note, looks like we registered w/ Slashdot about the same time.

  3. Re:What do you want. on Free SSL VPN Solutions? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I didn't see where he said web. SSL doesn't mean web based.

    He pointed to SSL Explorer, which is a Web Based VPN. But, as a web based vpn, it doesn't give you a full internal ip. My belief was that that by pointing to a web based vpn, called SSL Explorer, he thought SSL based VPN meant Web Based VPN.

    You're right, he never said Web Based directly, but his use of the technology, the stuff he pointed to as examples, etc. lead me to believe that we need to get the terminology down before going forward.

  4. What do you want. on Free SSL VPN Solutions? · · Score: 5, Informative

    It looks like you don't understand the terminology properly, and it will be hard to make suggestions.

    SSL/TLS is a Transport Layer. It does not mean web based. That said, here are your options for types of vpn's that typical end users usually connect to:

    1) Full IP Access: Traditional VPN System. May put you on diff VLAN, but gives you an internal IP (or split tunnel) with access to internal resources directly. This will include OpenVPN, Hamachi, Typical IPSec VPN's, etc.
    2) Web based VPN: Usually encapsulated over https (ssl), this creates a pretty frontend for typical tasks. IE File browser for Samba/Win2000/2003 Servers, VNC w/ Redirection, etc
    3) Remote Machine Access: This includes NX, Remote Desktop, ssh and vnc. These give you direct access to a specific machine, which has access to other machines internally.

    It seems like when you say SSL, you mean web based. And when you say IPSec, you mean Full IP Access. If this is correct, then you'll need to use two open source products.

    I'd highly recommend using SSL Explorer for web based access, and OpenVPN for IP based access. If you don't mind paying, some of the low end Netscreens from Juniper will do both beautifully.

    Either way, please familiarize yourself with the technologies before you go talking to vendors, unless you're looking to get ripped off.

  5. Re:I think the all time classic is........ on 10 Terrible Portrayals of Technology in Film · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the Aliens had used Windows..they wudn't have taken off their planet in the first place

    Or perhaps we now know why they crash landed in Roswell. . .

  6. Re:Support on Amazon Unbox Video Store Launches · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Subway? Eat Fresh!

  7. Re:Just came here in a time machine from 2010. on SanDisk MP3 Players Seized in MP3 Licence Dispute · · Score: 1

    I think you mean 2400 bps. Baud is a completely different quantity, though the two are proportional to each other when other communication parameters are equal.

    When these modems were sold there was no distinction made. My 2400 bps modem said 2400 Baud modem on it.

    Just like today we use modem for cable or dsl network bridges. They don't modulate or demodulate a goddamn thing, it's just terminology.

  8. Re:Just came here in a time machine from 2010. on SanDisk MP3 Players Seized in MP3 Licence Dispute · · Score: 1

    You're off by an order of magnitude. 2400 bps = 2.4 kbps.

    True, but that still doesn't make the gp incorrect.

    My first modem was 2400 BAUD (yes folks, that's a whopping 0.24 Kilobytes per second

    See Kilobytes per second is KBps. You put kbps or kilobits per second, which is approx 1/8 of a byte. Most people just move the decimal one place over to do the conversion, as 1/8 is pretty close to 1/10.

  9. Information Resource Manager (aka IRM) on IT Asset Tracking and Helpdesk Software? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check out IRM, a free application that does everything you asked for and more.

    From the website: "IRM, the Information Resource Manager, is a powerful web-based asset tracking and trouble ticket system built for IT departments and HelpDesks. It keeps detailed information about each computer, as well as providing a trouble ticket system, an FAQ system, and a Knowledgebase. All elements are interwoven into a seamless web application."

    This can be used to track machines, port switches, software on the machine and tickets. You can create custom fields and make them pull down or allow people to enter their own txt. It's good stuff, and 100% free.

    Demo: http://budgester.homeip.net/~irm/irm/
    User: Tech
    Pass: tech

  10. Re:He's not banned on Stephen Colbert Wikipedia Prank Backfires · · Score: 1

    Furthermore, all the blocks put on his account were due to the inability to confirm that this account actually belonged to Stephen Colbert since creating an account with a public figure's name if you are not the public figure is against wikipedia policy. His account was not blocked for vandalism.

    Perhaps that is what it was. . .

    But now it's much different.

    Further to the above, your wonderful leadership in calling for uncited claims to be added to Wikipedia constitutes as disruption, and your account has been blocked indefinately (and will remain so even if you choose to verify you are the 'real' Stephen Colbert). Feel free to drop me or any other administrator a note if you dispute this. Thanks! Ian/t 19:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

  11. Re:more proof of a foriegn policy failure on Cyberwar on NASA Websites · · Score: 3, Informative

    Unless, of course, those people dancing in the streets on 9/11 were, you know, doing it out of love.

    Actually there was one Muslim country that had a candle light vigil for the US after the bombings of 9/11.

    http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm

    Funny that our so called allies (Saudi's, Kuwaiti's, etc) didn't give a rats ass what happened to us.

  12. Re:*This Is True* - MPAA Doesn't Want Trial on MPAA v. Hogan, or Vice Versa? · · Score: 1

    Bottom line - if you know one of three people committed a murder, they *all* walk b/c that isn't good enough to convict.

    Correct because criminal justice is based around the notion of innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

    This, however, is a civil matter. You don't need the same level of proof.

  13. Re:High-Def Telephony with Open Source Soft-Switch on VoIP Calls Double In Quality · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware that telephones even HAVE "definition", let alone that they are in HIGH DEFINITION now.

    Apparently audio can have "definition"...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Definition_Radio

    Of course, that's only in the same as networking equipment has fidelity...

  14. Re:Two users! on Nerds Switching from Apple to Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    It does!! Yesterday I thought I accomplished 200 years worth of work on my PowerBook.

    Wow, 200 years of work on a G4 proc, damn you must be slow upstairs . . . or only do the most trivial of tasks. . .

  15. Re:I use Comodo on Choosing an SSL CA? · · Score: 1

    I don't exatly see why another company has to get around a bug in Sun's code, instead of them correcting it...

    Who says it was a bug in Sun's code. Maybe the JVM just doesn't trust Comodo, in which case you have a gripe. Why should one pay for a cert that isn't trusted in everything the customer needs????

  16. Re:cacert.org on Choosing an SSL CA? · · Score: 1

    The other big thing is Server Name Indication support and the retirement of SSL2; that will allow multiple SSL certs per IP, removing another costly barrier.

    As I understand it, TLS & SSLv3 do not support mulitple virtual hosts on one ip/port. Would you mind providing a link for more info?

  17. Re:Depends on how well DRM works on Microsoft Unveils 'Vista Premium' Requirements · · Score: 1

    Now, if one system allows you to play copied movies and the other one doesn't, my bet would be that people start moving.

    Yeah, worked real well for the Dreamcast . . .

    Especially the younger generation, who would be considered very "uncool" by their peers if they allowed their system to lock them in while the "smart people" know that there is a solution to that "problem".

    Like the average young person knows dick about anything . . .

    Face it, the only way Linux will make major inroads is if it becomes radically different in a good way. Right now Linux is trying to play the 'better windows than windows' thing that failed for OS/2. It's not as good as OSX in polish, and it's not as compatible as Windows w/ hardware. The only advantage had is it's openness. That is not a tangible gain for most people. I use Linux on my desktop, it's great stuff, but the average person won't be switching anytime soon.

    P.S. I've been using Linux since Yggdrasil, and I am no Microsoft fanboi.

  18. Re:You can see where they're going on Microsoft Unveils 'Vista Premium' Requirements · · Score: 1

    I can certainly see a linux migration as people buying the soon-to-be-obsolete "XP" machines couples with Ubuntu's 3 year support. What a nice way for MS to motivate the average user to switch OSes.

    I hear this same crock of shit every time a new version of Windows comes out. Face it, Vista is going to eventually take over the population. Linux is going to stay a fringe player on the desktop.

  19. Re:Microsoft + Stupid Claims = ... on Microsoft Says Vista Most Secure OS Ever · · Score: 1

    so they won't fix it for you and others in a patch? that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of ;o

    This assumes at least three things!

    1) That he uses Windows (for other than just for h4x0r1ng)
    2) That he doesn't have the skillset to create his own patch (ala WMF Third party patch)
    3) That he wants this hole closed on systems he could later target (aka Greyhat/Whitehat)

  20. Re:Odd question. on A WiFi-Only Office Network? · · Score: 1

    cisco.. thats BS, i have used linksys, espcially with a openwrt firmware.
    they rock, and cost 1/7 the cost of a cisco one.


    The GP was talking about 802.11a. The openwrt (and other third party firmwares) do not magically turn an 802.11b/g AP to 802.11a. It's a different frequency, and that different frequency is going to cost more (brand new, on eBay they are dirt cheap).

    bang for your buck, linksys is your best options, nad openwrt will give you all the "enterprise" features you may need.

    It gives you nice features, but I would hardly call it enterprise ready. The hardware is manufacturered to a higher standard. Over the course of a year I've had 3 or 4 friends wrt54g's die, at work we've never had to replace any of the Cisco AP1200's. The hardware is just built to a better standard.

  21. Re:Beating how? on Windows Servers Beat Linux Servers · · Score: 1

    "Windows Servers Beat Linux Servers"

    I think they're using this definition of beat.


    Are you saying that Linux is a premature ejaculator??? Where will it end?

  22. Re:So--that's it for IPV6 then... on 6Bone IPv6 Network Shutting Down Tomorrow · · Score: 2, Informative

    Good luck finding an ISP that supports the 192.88.99.1 6to4 gateway let alone gives you a proper ipv6 address. All the ISPs shutdown that address a few years ago as far as I can tell.

    Done!

    http://www.hexago.com/index.php?pgID=20

    Quote: Freenet6 is powered by Hexago's flagship product, the Migration Broker®, which allows users to take advantage of innovative features such as a permanent IPv6 address and prefix, as well as DNS registration and reverse delegation. Freenet6 users can get IPv6 connectivity from anywhere, including from behind any NAT device or from outside of their home network.

  23. Re:links? on SSL: How to Choose a Certificate Authority · · Score: 1

    I've had good luck with registerfly.com. They currently have 1-year certificates for $15.99.

    I'd have to agree with this one. Since no one looks at the goddamn cert any way, why not go for the cheapest.

    RegisterFly.com has cheap certs that are compatible with Firefox, IE, Safari, Konqerer, Opera, etc.

    I even use this cert for my mail server and the cert is recognized by Outlook, Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail and others. Much more convenient than using self signed certs, and issued very quickly.

  24. Re:How is it Any more on Sony's Obsession with Proprietary Formats · · Score: 4, Informative

    HOw is it any more proprietary then Toshiba's HD-DVD (or whomever the designing company is)? This isn't a rhetorical question, I just don't know how.

    1) The Blu-Ray license agreement requires that no one make a combo HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player. HD has no restriction.
    2) The Blu-Ray standard allows players to be disabled when they phone home via Ethernet, should the keys of a player ever become compromised.
    3) The Blu-Ray standard will not allow one to burn their own movies. Blu-Ray DVD players check for a hologram, which if it isn't present, will not play video. Say goodbye to making backup copies or putting home movies on HD.

  25. Re:Go Sony, go! on PS3 Cell Processor 'Broken'? · · Score: 5, Funny

    512 MiB

    Well theres your problem, fitting 512 Men in Black into any console is going to cause heat problems. . .